For those of you who've hung with this blog for the whole of 2014, I thank you and would encourage you to try my newest blog, The Long Walk.
Thanks!
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Day three-hundred-sixty-five
I didn't have any plans for this last post, so I decided to go back and look at my very first post. Wow.
Here's something I wrote that now strikes me as very ironic:
"I want to speak plainly to whoever chooses to read what I write. I want to share things that are genuinely interesting to read, and for me, things that are genuinely interesting to write about. My one rule is 'If I wouldn't read about it, I won't write about it.' "
I'm struck by that last sentence, as there is so much that I've written that is so boring to read that I can't bring myself to go back and read it. I guess I didn't stick with my original plan, but only The Lord knows how things would've been if I had. Would I have continued if I stuck to "the one rule" too stringently? Only God knows.
What can I possibly say about this blog? It's been one year-long experiment for me, an experiment in diligence, in writing and reporting faithfully, and it's been an opportunity to express myself in a way that I didn't have before. All in all, it's been a big plus for me. I want to thank those of you who've hung in with me through this whole thing, and I hope you'll follow me to the next blog, which should be starting soon.
When the next blog gets started, I want to try some different things, like doing more reviews or writing about issues that are meaningful to me.
Okay, let's put this blog to bed.
Here's something I wrote that now strikes me as very ironic:
"I want to speak plainly to whoever chooses to read what I write. I want to share things that are genuinely interesting to read, and for me, things that are genuinely interesting to write about. My one rule is 'If I wouldn't read about it, I won't write about it.' "
I'm struck by that last sentence, as there is so much that I've written that is so boring to read that I can't bring myself to go back and read it. I guess I didn't stick with my original plan, but only The Lord knows how things would've been if I had. Would I have continued if I stuck to "the one rule" too stringently? Only God knows.
What can I possibly say about this blog? It's been one year-long experiment for me, an experiment in diligence, in writing and reporting faithfully, and it's been an opportunity to express myself in a way that I didn't have before. All in all, it's been a big plus for me. I want to thank those of you who've hung in with me through this whole thing, and I hope you'll follow me to the next blog, which should be starting soon.
When the next blog gets started, I want to try some different things, like doing more reviews or writing about issues that are meaningful to me.
Okay, let's put this blog to bed.
Tuesday, December 30, 2014
Day three-hundred-sixty-four
How appropriate that one of the very last posts for this blog should be about a subject whic has provided much fodder: I have news about work.
Today, we had a brief meeting where we learned that we're going to have a new manager in digital. His name is Mike and we've seen him around the building for the last couple of months. I didn't know who he was, but he'd periodically drop around and inquire after certain items, and whether they'd been sent or not. Honestly, I thought he was one of the sale guys.
Anyway, we will finally have a manager whose job duties, and thus, whose attentions, aren't divided between different departments. Mervin will still be running imposition, which involves coordinating between here and the home office in Manila, and with scheduling printed items for ganging, which is way too complicated to get into here. All this means is that we'll finally have a manager who's going to manage.
That's not to say that Mervin has been a bad manager. There have been times when he seemed rather removed from us, which he was in a physical sense, as his office was on the other side of the department and off the warehouse floor, where we are.
Anyway, things will hopefully improve as Mike gets better acquainted with how the digital department runs.
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Last day tomorrow. I don't have anything special planned, so we'll see how things go.
Today, we had a brief meeting where we learned that we're going to have a new manager in digital. His name is Mike and we've seen him around the building for the last couple of months. I didn't know who he was, but he'd periodically drop around and inquire after certain items, and whether they'd been sent or not. Honestly, I thought he was one of the sale guys.
Anyway, we will finally have a manager whose job duties, and thus, whose attentions, aren't divided between different departments. Mervin will still be running imposition, which involves coordinating between here and the home office in Manila, and with scheduling printed items for ganging, which is way too complicated to get into here. All this means is that we'll finally have a manager who's going to manage.
That's not to say that Mervin has been a bad manager. There have been times when he seemed rather removed from us, which he was in a physical sense, as his office was on the other side of the department and off the warehouse floor, where we are.
Anyway, things will hopefully improve as Mike gets better acquainted with how the digital department runs.
…
Last day tomorrow. I don't have anything special planned, so we'll see how things go.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Day three-hundred-sixty-three
Just two more days of this blog before it gets retired. It looks like we'll be going with a whimper.
Yesterday, I started preparations on the new blog, when I ran into a problem I had when I first started this blog. Namely, I'm having trouble thinking of a good name. I don't want a repeat of That Blog by That Guy. Every time I say the nam of this blog, I hate it a little more.
So, I'm leaving it to you. If anyone out there has an idea for a name for the new blog, let it me in the comments section here or in the Facebook link for this article. If anyone has an idea that I like, I'll consider it for a potential title.
I don't want a name that I just settle for; that's how this blog got its' name. Don't want to repeat that.
Yesterday, I started preparations on the new blog, when I ran into a problem I had when I first started this blog. Namely, I'm having trouble thinking of a good name. I don't want a repeat of That Blog by That Guy. Every time I say the nam of this blog, I hate it a little more.
So, I'm leaving it to you. If anyone out there has an idea for a name for the new blog, let it me in the comments section here or in the Facebook link for this article. If anyone has an idea that I like, I'll consider it for a potential title.
I don't want a name that I just settle for; that's how this blog got its' name. Don't want to repeat that.
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Day three-hundred-sixty-two
Another lazy Sunday. Nothing to say for today. I think I'm ready for this Christmas vacation to be over.
I find that as we're closing in on New Year's Eve, it's getting harder and harder to actually sit down and write these entries. It seems like I'm anticipating leaving this blog behind and moving on. While I'm glad that I've kept up with it, I will admit that writing this blog has sometimes felt like a chore.
I guess I'm just ready to be done with this blog.
I would say that this blog wasn't all that I thought it would be, but when I started writing, I didn't really know what I wanted this to be. A lot of it has been just me venting, mostly about work. I certainly didn't set out to make this blog a place to come and complain about work.
That's not to say that I haven't learned anything from blog writing. It's taught me something about discipline, having to write something every day (not counting the four days I've somehow missed along the way). At the moment, I have no plans to do daily updates on the next blog. I would also say that it's made me more aware of the value of preparedness in writing. I couldn't say how many times I've sat down to write an entry and I honestly didn't know what I was going to write about.
It might also help not to write in an environment where I'm distracted. Even as I write this, I find myself distracted by an episode of Speed Racer on YouTube, wherein a giant Monster Car powered by lightning is terrorizing the Scottish countryside. All of that is true, by the way. Speed Racer's plots can get that strange.
I find that as we're closing in on New Year's Eve, it's getting harder and harder to actually sit down and write these entries. It seems like I'm anticipating leaving this blog behind and moving on. While I'm glad that I've kept up with it, I will admit that writing this blog has sometimes felt like a chore.
I guess I'm just ready to be done with this blog.
I would say that this blog wasn't all that I thought it would be, but when I started writing, I didn't really know what I wanted this to be. A lot of it has been just me venting, mostly about work. I certainly didn't set out to make this blog a place to come and complain about work.
That's not to say that I haven't learned anything from blog writing. It's taught me something about discipline, having to write something every day (not counting the four days I've somehow missed along the way). At the moment, I have no plans to do daily updates on the next blog. I would also say that it's made me more aware of the value of preparedness in writing. I couldn't say how many times I've sat down to write an entry and I honestly didn't know what I was going to write about.
It might also help not to write in an environment where I'm distracted. Even as I write this, I find myself distracted by an episode of Speed Racer on YouTube, wherein a giant Monster Car powered by lightning is terrorizing the Scottish countryside. All of that is true, by the way. Speed Racer's plots can get that strange.
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Day three-hundred-sixty-one
Today is the last Saturday post for this blog. Looking back on the four times I actually failed to post on a particular day, I believe they all fell on Saturday. It might be because Saturday's mark sub a break in routine.
It's not even 6:30 pm yet, and this day feels like it's dragging on. I've pretty much decided that these long holiday weekends aren't too good for me. By the time they wrap up, I've become so lazy and bored that I actually anticipate going back to work on Monday. With the New Year's holiday, we're having another short work week next week.
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Even as the year is winding up, it's getting a little more difficult each day to write these entries. When I stop to think about it, I'll always a little amazed that I actually hung with writing for so long. The new blog isn't going to be (or at least, isn't planned to be) updated daily, but often enough that I'll hang with it without feeling like I have to generate content just to have something. It's one of those things I'll have to figure out when the new blog begins in the new year.
It's not even 6:30 pm yet, and this day feels like it's dragging on. I've pretty much decided that these long holiday weekends aren't too good for me. By the time they wrap up, I've become so lazy and bored that I actually anticipate going back to work on Monday. With the New Year's holiday, we're having another short work week next week.
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Even as the year is winding up, it's getting a little more difficult each day to write these entries. When I stop to think about it, I'll always a little amazed that I actually hung with writing for so long. The new blog isn't going to be (or at least, isn't planned to be) updated daily, but often enough that I'll hang with it without feeling like I have to generate content just to have something. It's one of those things I'll have to figure out when the new blog begins in the new year.
Friday, December 26, 2014
Day three-hundred-sixty
Happy Boxing Day to you all. Not that it means much to those of you who read this blog, since Google tells me that no one who reads this blog is from outside the U.S.
As a quick addendum to yesterday's Christmas post, I got what I asked for this year. I received a Visa gift card and a copy of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide, both of which I was very happy to receive.
Having these long weekends completely throws my days off. It's only Friday, but it "feels" like a Saturday. I keep thinking that I've got church in the morning when, in the back of my mind, I know that I don't. I like the long weekends but they don't do me any good when it comes t keeping track of time.
Today is also the second Friday in a row that I haven't worked. With New Year's next week, I will not have worked a full work for three straight weeks. I like having the time off, especially I now have paid time off and paid holidays.
I think we'll cut it short for tonight. I'm watching the Ninja Turtles movie with my brother. See you later.
As a quick addendum to yesterday's Christmas post, I got what I asked for this year. I received a Visa gift card and a copy of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide, both of which I was very happy to receive.
Having these long weekends completely throws my days off. It's only Friday, but it "feels" like a Saturday. I keep thinking that I've got church in the morning when, in the back of my mind, I know that I don't. I like the long weekends but they don't do me any good when it comes t keeping track of time.
Today is also the second Friday in a row that I haven't worked. With New Year's next week, I will not have worked a full work for three straight weeks. I like having the time off, especially I now have paid time off and paid holidays.
I think we'll cut it short for tonight. I'm watching the Ninja Turtles movie with my brother. See you later.
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